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PIGS IN A POKE: Bioland has been embroiled in a contaminated-feed scandal

Incinerating water might sound like a bizarre thing to do, but it is a fair bet that Cara Environmental Technology wishes it had done a bit more of it. Instead, the respected Irish firm is part of a loopy trail that links the runoff from the production of hormone-replacement pills for postmenopausal women to the likes of German pig farmer Bernhard Finke, who spent much of last week worrying whether his pigs would ever get to market.